Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) · Connecticut
Milford Fire Department - Station 8
Milford, CT · ~22 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Milford Fire Department - Station 8 runs at 269% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) workplace, earning a grade F.
Milford Fire Department - Station 8: 8.6 TCR = 269% of Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS 3.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Milford Fire Department - Station 8 safety composite
Milford Fire Department - Station 8 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 8.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
Rising injury rate
Milford Fire Department - Station 8: 0.0 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 23.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.36× in 2024
Milford Fire Department - Station 8's TCR rose 3.1 from 0.0 in 2017 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 23.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 922160 · Milford, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 269% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #36/113
- PHOTO City Government - Fi…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: City Government - Fire Protection (0.0 TCR gap)
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Milford Fire Department - Station 8 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Village of Han
Village of Hanover Park - Fire Station
8.7 TCR
- This site
Milford Fire Department - Station 8
8.6 TCR
- City Governmen
City Government - Fire Protection
8.6 TCR
- City of Waseca
City of Waseca - Fire Department
8.6 TCR
- CITY OF MARION
CITY OF MARION, ILLINOIS Fire Department
8.6 TCR
What this shows Milford Fire Department - Station 8 averages 8.6 TCR (269% of the Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) BLS benchmark).
Milford Fire Department - Station 8 TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=23.1 · 2019=6.3 · 2020=17.6 · 2021=8.3 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.2
Where Milford Fire Department - Station 8 falls in its industry
793 Fire departments (e.g., govern establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 113 Fire departments (e.g., govern employers in Connecticut.
Milford Fire Department - Station 8 has fewer employees than the Fire departments (e.g., government, volu median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 2.6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 17.6 | 7.5 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 23.1 | 2.9 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
922160 · CT · Milford
793 Fire departments (e.g., government, volunteer (except private)) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 130 employers in Milford, CT · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | City Government - Fire Protection | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City of Waseca - Fire Department | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CITY OF MARION, ILLINOIS Fire Department | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Village of Hanover Park - Fire Station | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Charles River Avian Norwich | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Towantic | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NAES : Kleen | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Water & Sewer - Spring St. | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Edgewell | 808 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Milford Hospital | 660 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bridgeport Hospital Milford Campus | 559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Edgewell Personal care | 526 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rouses Market #76 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bar Processing Corporation | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wilmington 027 | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ernie Ball Inc. | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TownePlace Suites Columbia | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stanfield Farm | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Newbury Park Library | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | F. K. Nursery, Inc. | 22 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.